wear
verb uk/weər/ us/wer/ wore | worn
(ON BODY)
A1 [ T ]穿（衣服）;戴（首饰等）
to have clothing, jewellery, etc. on your body
Tracey is wearing a simple black dress. 特蕾西身着一袭素净的黑色长裙。
What are you wearing to Caroline's wedding? 卡罗琳的婚礼上你准备穿什么？
Some musicians don't like to wear rings when they're playing. 有的音乐家不喜欢在演奏时戴戒指。
He wears glasses for reading. 他阅读时戴眼镜。
She wears very little make-up. 她基本上不化妆。
C2 [ T ]流露，面带（某种表情）
to show a particular emotion on your face
The politician wore a confident smile throughout the interview. 这位政治家在整个采访过程中都面带自信的微笑。
B2 [ T ]把（头发）梳成（某种发型）
to arrange your hair in a particular way
When she's working she wears her hair in a ponytail. 工作时，她把头发梳成一个马尾辫。
You should wear your hair up (= so that it does not hang down) more often - it suits you. 你应当更多地把头发梳起来——那很适合你。
- More examples
- I have a suit but I only wear it on special occasions.
- She wears a lot of bright colours.
- She wore an elegant dove-grey jacket.
- He was wearing an earring in his left ear.
- I wish I'd worn something cooler - I'm boiling.
(WEAKEN)
[ I ]磨损；耗损；用旧
to become weaker, damaged, or thinner because of continuous use
I really like this shirt but it's starting to wear at the collar. 我非常喜欢这件衬衫，但是它的领子已经有些磨破了。
The wheel bearings have worn over the years, which is what's causing the noise. 轮子的轴承多年来已经磨损，这就是产生噪声的原因。
[ T usually + adv/prep ]磨破；磨出（洞等）
to produce something such as a hole or loss of material by continuous use, rubbing, or movement
I always seem to wear a hole in the left elbow of my sweaters. 我似乎老是会把毛线衫的左肘处磨出洞来。
Over many years, flowing water wore deep grooves into the rock. 多年之后，流水在岩石上冲刷出一道道深深的凹槽。
Wind and water slowly wore down the mountain's jagged edges. 风和水慢慢地磨平了这座山的棱角。
(ALLOW)
[ T ] UK old-fashioned informal允许;接受
to allow or accept something
I'd ask my boss for some time off but I don't think she'd wear it. 我想向老板请一段时间的假，但我觉得她可能不会批准。
Idioms
wear your heart on your sleeveidiom 流露（自己的）情感
to make your feelings and emotions obvious rather than hiding them
wear the trousersidiom UK informal (US wear the pants) （尤指女性）掌权当家，占主导地位
(especially of a woman) to be the person in a relationship who is in control and who makes decisions for both people
Blake may seem bossy, but it's Lisa that really wears the trousers in that relationship. 布赖恩可能看起来比较专横，但我告诉你，他们两个中真正说了算的是莉萨。
wear thinidiom informalC2 逐渐失去耐心
If your patience wears thin, you become less and less patient.
I've warned you several times about being late and my patience is wearing thin. 我多次警告你不要迟到，我对你已经失去耐心了。
C2 （因出现太多而）失去吸引力（或趣味），不再有效
If something such as a joke wears thin, it becomes boring or annoying or stops being funny or effective, because it has been seen, heard, or used too much.
Tony, the joke is beginning to wear thin now - it's time to stop. 托尼，那个笑话现在已经变得不那么好笑了——别再讲了。
Her standard excuse for being late was beginning to wear thin. 她迟到时常用的那个借口已经开始不太管用了。
Phrasal verbs
wear (something) away （使）磨损，磨掉
to become thin and disappear after repeated use or rubbing, or to cause something to become thin and disappear in this way
In some diseases, the protective layer in a joint wears away. 患某些疾病时，关节处的保护层会受到磨损。
wear someone down 使（某人）精疲力竭;磨垮（某人）
to make someone feel tired and less able to deal successfully with a situation
Both sides are trying to wear the other down by being obstinate in the negotiations. 双方在谈判中都不肯让步，试图耗尽对方的耐性。
All the stress and extra travel is beginning to wear him down. 所有那一切压力和加班出差开始使他筋疲力尽。
wear offB2 逐渐消失;消逝
If a feeling or the effect of something wears off, it gradually disappears.
Most patients find that the numbness from the injection wears off after about an hour. 大多数病人发现注射产生的麻木感在一个小时左右以后会逐渐消失。
wear on （时间）慢慢过去，沉闷地过去
If a period of time wears on, it seems to pass very slowly.
She felt less confident about finishing the work as the week wore on. 随着这一周的时间慢慢过去，她更加觉得没有信心完成这项工作。
wear someone outB2 使（某人）筋疲力尽
to make someone extremely tired
Walking around a museum all day really wears you out. 整天在博物馆里走来走去，真的让人筋疲力尽。
wear (something) outB1 用坏；磨坏
to use something so much that it is damaged and cannot be used any more, or to become damaged in this way
Moving parts in engines wear out much more quickly than stationary parts. 引擎中的运动部件比固定部件磨损得要快得多。
wear
noun [ U ] uk/weər/ us/wer/
(CLOTHES)
(also wear)（有某种特定用途或某一类型的）衣服
clothes suitable for a particular use or clothes of a particular type
casual wear 便装
leisure wear 休闲服
knitwear 针织品
(USE)
耐用性，经久性
the amount or type of use an object has had or can be expected to have, especially before showing damage
I've had a lot of wear out of these boots - I've had them for five years. 这双靴子我穿了很久——都有5年了。
I've only worn the shirt a couple of times and it's already showing signs of wear (= damage). 那件衬衫我只穿了几次就开始显得有些破旧了。